Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| I / day in, day out / have to go / shopping |
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| five times / I / it / saw |
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| dresses / in blue / very often / She |
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| to help me / My parents / very often / come |
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| go / once a month / usually / to the hairdresser's / I |
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| Tom / if you need it / will / help you / rarely |
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| Do / have lunch / at home? / you / usually |
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| can / listen / never / They |
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| often / How / to the disco? / go / you / do |
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| We / every other day / soup / have |
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| go on holiday / almost never / My parents |
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| need / every other day. / some petrol / I travel a lot. I |
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| every day / ? / you / Do / go / to the gym |
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| I / always / at 8 a.m. / get up |
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| asking me questions / is / She / always |
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| for dinner / pizza / often / eats / Mike |
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| often / is / John / late |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| listens / rarely / when you talk to her / She |
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| to the gym / three times a week / go / I |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| Yesterday, / phoned / me / she / twice |
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| They / need / some help with the homework / usually |
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| Does / Kevin / always / win / ? |
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| eat / I / oranges / hardly ever |
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| to the dentist / go / usually / once a year / I |
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| I / dress / always / in green? / Can |
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| often / you / Do / feel tired? |
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| am / very tired / usually / in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I |
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| never / what to say / I / know |
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| My car / breaks down / several times a year |
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| never / can / find / You / your car keys |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
